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Switching to Linux which distro to use, Ubuntu?
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| Overall Mandriva is my favorite distro from these tests. I do have Ubuntu
| installed on my main computer but if I were to do a fresh install I would
| surely change. At least that is my personal opinion with the current releases
| tested so far.
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http://opencomputer.net/2008/05/27/switching-to-linux-which-distro-to-use-ubuntu/
Here is another typical article where it's blindly assumed that everything but
Ubuntu isn't GNU/Linux:
Workshop: Learn to use the easiest Linux version
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| It is popular with technical people because it is easy to tailor to your
| needs. There are lots of versions of Linux, some easier to use than others.
| Ubuntu is generally considered to be one of the easiest to learn, so it’s a
| good starting place. Here we demonstrate how to safely install Ubuntu into
| Virtualbox, a program that creates a virtual PC within Windows.
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http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/features/2217511/learn-easiest-linux-version-3864342
http://tinyurl.com/5egunw
Why is it assumed that others are not "of the easiest to learn"? They all share
similar components.
Related:
Ubuntu's Hype is Misleading (Real Test)
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| So the overall review of Ubuntu was the worst from new user point of view and
| PCLOS wins here. My users say that in their opinion, Ubuntu is overhyped and
| that it's not for the normal user. It is for those users who know Linux very
| well and have high end systems with at least 1 gig ram.
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http://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/200709/page02.html
Divining from the Entrails of Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon
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| According to the 2007 DesktopLinux.com survey, Ubuntu is the distribution of
| choice for 30% of GNU/Linux users. The exact figure is questionable, but
| Ubuntu's dominance is not. For an increasing number of people, Ubuntu is
| GNU/Linux. Yet, looking at the pre-releases of Gutsy Gibbon, Ubuntu 7.10, I
| found myself becoming disturbed by the degree to which this popularity has
| translated into uncritical acceptance.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3700666
Educating GNU/Linux users
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| More – if you know more than somebody, as Ubuntu’s developers obviously do,
| you have an obligation to give them the opportunity. To do otherwise is to
| dismiss the average person as willfully ignorant. Possibly, I’m naive, but
| I’m not quite ready to regard others that way.
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| Anyway, which came first: operating systems like Windows that prevent people
| from learning about their computers, or users who were fixated on
| accomplishing specific tasks. If computer users are task-oriented, at least
| some of the time, the reason could be that they’re conditioned to be so.
| Perhaps they’ve learned from Windows that prying into the inner workings of
| their computer is awkward and difficult. We don’t really know how many users
| will want to learn more, given the opportunity.
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http://brucebyfield.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/educating-gnulinux-users/
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